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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
Vocation of the Cowboy.

II surprises one not to the manner horn
to discover how much skill, judgment and
experience is required in the proper
handling of big herds on the trail and
round up. Many people look upon the
vocation of the cowman with a touch of
contempt and imagine that his business
calls for little beyond rough Oaths and
hard riding. And yet a ranchman learns
something new every day, and is fire.
quently called upon to display an amount
of tact that is the balance in the scale of
success. Did you ever see a couple of
thousand range beeves on the trail,
They will brighten Mt their own shadows.
and the only way TO manage them is to
make them believe that they are doing as
they please. To know when to push
them and when to let them rest, when
they should drink and how much they
can be crowded without losing flesh are
subjects requiring rs much generalship in
their way Us the movements of a human
army, and no one who has witnessed a
successful drive viii ever afterward be
little the knowledge of the much maligned
y.-Clobe-D Democrat
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
Ren: Periey Poore's Work

Aside from his work rs a news gatherer
and political spectator, Ben: Perley Poore
earned the gratitude of every writer in
the land through the great number of ref
erence works which he published He
taught the teachers of men. The book Of
webster in the proof rooms and the man
uals and directories of Pen: Perley Poore
: in the editorial rooms have been for the
last quarter of century the volumes
most often open to consultation. IL n
young man write a book NOWADAYS, Of
which 1000 copies are distributed, the
papers begin drafting his gralldfather's
history; but 100000 copies of Major
Poore's Life of General Taylor" were
sold over thirty years ago. Chicago
Herald
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30

want Ia tell you how the mammas
away up in Lapland keep their babies
from disturbing the minister Sunday.
Poor babies 1 suppose it il growing bad
style everywhere to take them out TO
church. And l suppose, too, that the
ministers are privately as thankful as can
BE. But the Lapp marlmas don't stay at
home with theirs The Iapps are a very
religious people They 20 immense dis
tances to hear their pastors. Every mis-
sionary is sure of a large audience and al.
attentive one. He can hear a pin drop
that IL, should he choose to drop one HIM
self; the congregation wouldn't make so
much noise as that under any considera-
ton All the babies are outside, buried
in the snow. AS soon as the family ar
rives at the little wooden church, and the
reindeer is secured, the papa Lapp shovels
a snrg little bed in the snow, and mamma
Lapp wraps baby snugly in skins and de
pOsits IL therein Then papa piles the
snow around it, while the parents go
decorously into church. Over twenty or
thirty babies lie out there in the snow
around the church, and / never heard OF
one that suffocated or froze. Smoke dried
little creatures, / suppose they are fought
But how would our soft, fender, pretty,
pink and white babies like it, do. you
thinks-Wide Awake
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
a Curiosity Of Commerce.

Along the northeast coast OF Africa,
south of Cape Guardafui, there are no
towns worth mentioning for some hun
dreds of miles. The Somah natives who
live along the coast have had scarcely any
dealings with white traders. A little
while ago a smart firm in Alden made up
their minds that by maintaining regular
communications with this coast they
would he able to build upa good trade.
They therefore bought n little steam YES
sci and sent their agents along the coast
to tell the natives that at certain times, If
they would look out on the sea, they would
see n steamer coming, laden with beauti-
full goods, to give them in exchange for
hides, palm oil and the other products Of
the SoInali region.
The little vessel has now made several
trips, and the experiment has proved a
great success. Knowing that they may
expect the steamer ut the date fixed, the
natives for many miles in the interior flock
To the shores at different points where the
vessel stops A large crowd well bur
dened with objects of exchange await the
steamer, which anchors off the coast while
trading boats put ashore, and lively
market is soon in progress where few
hours before nothing could be seen but
the wide stretching sands that border this
coast--Chicago Times
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
Elocutfon I'm the Parlrr.

What a fashion this reading or TO be
more correct, recitation, has become. Ten
years ago only the professional clocu-
ZIONIST, the Shakespearean reader, ever
thought Of doing anything of the kind,
while now everybody stands up in parlor
and repeats his or her little verse in excel
lent style / say everybody" because
people never before suspected of having
this gift are constantly popping ont and
surprising their friends with this favorite
accomplishment Judging by them, l
imagine all the others are meditating on
the possibility of their being asked next
time. Ii one hasn't a voice tn sins, with
nor any other talent to be gloTified, it
seems providential that reading has come
In vogue, as it gives the much desired
opportunity to shine before men and
women of society. When a pretty girl
stonds up and recites something having
all the ear marks of her teacher in clocu-
tion about il, the crudeness of the effort is
overlooked in the pleasure her youth end
loveliness afford the spectator. One will
forgive anything in a beautiful young
woman, even parlOr l.arroting- -Boston
Herald
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The White House in Summer Dress.

While the prt sdent celebrated his we'd
ding anniversary ''far from the madding
crowd" the day was observed in more
commonplace way at the White House by
sweeping Off the back stoop and polishing
up the handle of the big front door. The
day was entirely given over to house
cleaning. Cobwebs were brushed away
and spiders driven in terror from their
lairs; carpets were torn up and shaken
and beaten until n cloud of dust encircled
the house like dense fog. Everything is
top side down, punched together and scat
tered about. Curtains and old clothes
were carefully packed away in camphor
and drugs, where moth and rust doth
not corrupt, and thieves do not break
through and steal" Hammers resounded
through the halls and corridors almost as
if another story were in process of con-
struction- Marble slabs, floors and furni-
ture are being industriously and vigor-
ously secured by many a brawny arm
until, when the president returns, he will
miss many old landmarks.
The green. blue and red parlors have
been deprived of their carpets, and mat
ting has been substituted. The blue room
carpet, upon which the famous wedding
took place, has seen it's last days of
service A designer from New York has
made u design for n new moquette carpet
for that apartment. 1t will be of blue
shading from indigo to robins egg, to
correspond with the Tiffany frescoes OF
the walls, and sprayed with delicate
flowers. Mrs. Cleveland superintendent
the arrangement of this design, and the
carpet Is now being made, but will not be
laid until autumn. The east room carpet
will retain its place during the summer,
and in the autumn it will be superseded
by an Administer carpet of n creamy and
gold ground, to harmonizc with the walls
and ceiling, and partially covered with
INTERVIEWING sprays of fern. The silk
covers of the east room furniture will be
replaced with plush, and the furniture Of
the green parlor will be covered.-Wash-
ington Cor. Baltimore American.
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Mis-. Elizabeth stuart Phelps.

The announcement made that n novel
based on the woman suffrage question
was being written by Miss Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps has apparently no founda-
ton whatever. In a letter from Miss
Phelps lying Before me she writes:
There is not one syllable Of truth in
the statement. l am not writing q
woman suffrage novel, have not written
n woman suffrage novel, and never in
tend to- write woman suffrage novel.
~ have had n very i'll winter, and have
now completely lost the use Of my eyes,
which makes it difficult, II not impossible,
for me to answer all the letters from
strangers that come to me.
1T would be n courtesy to me if the
fact might be made known that my illness
makes it impossible for me to attend to
the numerous letters which I constantly
receive from unknown friends and readers
of my books. This might prevent some
wounded feeling on the part Of strangers
who may misunderstood my silence.
"ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
The Correspoudent In War Times.

1t is but justice to the correspondents
to admit that without their aid the battles
of the late war would never have been
fully known by the public. One can dis
cover in the perusal of the meager out
lines which remain to in the shape of
histories of the Mexican war the absence
of the intelligent correspondent. Little is
known of that contest save the material
furnished in the official reports. There is
the skeletOn-the warm flesh, the pulsat-
ing blood, the expression of life are absent.
No modern war has been so thoroughly
presented to the world as the conflict be
tween the north and south, and for this
the public is indebted to the representa-
tives of the press. They deserve n place
in history Their reward has been scant.
Soldiers who incurred no greater dangers,
who endured n less mental strain and eX-
hibited less judgment, have been pro-
NOTED to paying places, and in ease of
their deceasc or disability, the state cares
for them or their families. The future
offered no such promises to the cores
pendent; what he did was mainly from
the love of his profession.--'Poliuto" in
Chicago Times
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30

One of the most singular real estate in
vestments on record is the purchase just
consummatcd by the Peabody institute
and Harvard university of what is known
as 1.-THE Serpent Mound" in Adams
county, o., about twenty miles from Hills
borough. 1t is a relic of the mound build
ers' age and has long been known in scien-
tific and archeologic circles on account of
its peculiar conformation, resembling a
gigantic serpent. 1t covers or embraces
nearly sixty acres of ground, for which
the purchasers paid $50 per acre. Their
sole object is to preserve the relic, which
was being gradually obliterated by pillow
ng-Indianapolis Journal.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
TIE KENTUCKY PIONEER.



Weapons He CARRIED.
A happy and artistic thought has pre-
served the authentic pioneer costume,
sculptured upon the state military monu-
ment at Frankfort, from models prepared
under the eye Of pioneers that then sur
vived. The coat or hunting shirt that
reached to the thigh was of coarse cloth
or preferably Of well dressed deerskin that
turned rain and was not readily torn.
Around the neck and shoulders was a
fringe six inches long, not intended for
ornament alone. but supplying the strings
so often needed by a hunter. The four
pockets, two on either breast, were ex-
ac;ly placed skat the use of weapons would
not be embarrassed. A belt, carrying tom
ahawk and knife, passed through loops at
the back and was frightened by buckle
or thongs.
Beneath the right arm swung the bull
let pouch, and with il the powder horn
In the former were carried the bullets,
the cotton patching" with which the
balls were surrounded in loading, and the
precious extra flints, all inclosed and
fastened in interior pockets, lest in rapid
movement they might be lost. The pow
der horn was selected with reference to
the curve Of the body, that II might lie
close and neither impede the use Of the
right arm nor become entanSled with the
bushes or cane. Much care was bestowed
upon its adOrnment and it was softened
by boiling to receive the desired shape
and preparation At the left side hung
the tomahawk, light Ratchet with
curved blade, useful in many ways about
the camp, and formidable weapon in
close combat. The knife lay across the
chest within ready grasp.
Over his short trousers and stockings
the hunter habitually wore deerskin leg
Gings that reached to the middle of the
thigh. These were prepared Of brain
dressed skins that perfectly turned the
rain and dew. Along their outer edge
were often fringes of strings hanging for
ready use. The feet were cased in moe
casins, to which soles of rawhide were
sometimes sewed; but as a rule the soft
elkskin was preferred, for the face Of the
land was as yet unbroken turf or forest
mold, soft and springy to the tread Stone
cropped out as cultivation disturbed the
soil in after years. A cap, brought from
the eastern settlements, or made Of the
skin of a coon or panther, completed the
costume of the original hunter Of Ken
lucky TIarper's Magazine.
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Loran.s Uph~eded su~ve.ttoo.

In all the obituary notices of Gen.
Logan have never found any referring
To one of the most remarkable military
achievements Of his life, "a related by
writer in The Sunday Herald, of this city.
Logan had the advance of McPherson's
corps in the turning of Joe Johnston's POI
sition mt Dalton, Ga, just at the opening
OF the Atlanta campaign He penetrated
unobserved and unopposed to the north
side of the Chatfahoochee river at Resaca,
where 800 dismounted Confederate cav
airy held fort guarding bridge over the
river ON the only road by which Johnston
could retreat To Atlanta Logan begged
Mcpherson to let him ford the river, scale
the fort and burn the bridge or hold 1T,
thus getting completely in the rear Of
Johnston. Mcpherson hesitated; Logan
begged Mcpherson spoke of the danger;
Logan insisted ON the practicabiiity of the
movement. Mcpherson spoke Of the in
evitable slaughter in the fording Of the
stream; Logan descanted ON the import
ance of the capture of the fort and the
bridge and offered To lead one Of his
brigades i'm person.
Mcpherson, ovcrcautious, retreatet1 dur
ing the night, AMI the opportunity of driv-
inI Johnston from his base was lost. The
writer says; THAT night i slept with
Logan in an ambulancc-that is, l slept
part Of the night in the ambulance, the
rest of il under it. Logan was the mad
dest man / had ever seen. When he
finally got to sleep he was so restless that
1 was practically pitched out of the ambu-
lance and had To take refuge underneath
IL. The next day the needless but bloody
hattie of Resaca took place. Johnston in
terposed once more between Sherman and
Atlanta, the hundred days campaign to
that place was rendered necessary, and
Mcpherson paid for his temerity with his
life in sight Of the promised point of the
campaign. Ger. Sherman, in his memoirs,
criticises Mcpherson for his too great eau
ton l have often wondered what a
change in the war the successful attack
proposed by Logan would have wrought. "
Washington Letter.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
THE CRYSTAL PALACE THREATENED.
The First of the Great Worlds Fair
Buildings to be Torn Down.

The IIrst OF the Great w orius baif
Buildings to be Torn Down.
Another English landmark is threat
ened. The Crystal palace, long one of the
most celebrated places of entertainment
about London, ut last has proved a finan-
cial failure, and is practically in the hands
of receiver. Unless something Is done
tn revive its dropping fortunes it will he
torn down, and the land upon which it is
situated will be sold for building lots. The
Crystal palace was the first of the great
worlds fair buildings of a permanent
character 1t was opened in 1896 by the
queen and the prince coHsort. Mnch OF
the success of that exposition was due to
the prince consort, and the building, after
thirty-on years, is full of mementces of
him.
Constructed of glass and iron, and being
of noble and striking style of architect
ure the building itself has always been
the object of admiration to the visitors to
London Many thousands of persons
who have enjoyed a happy day under its
roof will regret to learn that probably it
is now to be demolished For many
years it was the chief attraction in Lon
don, but great changes have taken place,
and the Crystal palace and all its curiOsi-
ties now belong tn past era. The build
ing itself looks quite as well as it did
when first crested, but in it and about il
are thousands of evidences of decay and
neglect. Its stuffed animals and birds
look like those of Bowery museum, and
its plaster casts Of famous statuary are
covered with dust and look cheap and
melancholy. Bright col6rs that once
adorned rooms illustrating different styles
of architecture have faded, and fountains
that once played in the mimic courts OF
the Spanish Alhambra have dried up
Even the ballots that are given there, and
the dog shows, bird shows and other noisy
and animated entertainments, cannot drive
away the shadows that fall from the
splendid pageants of years long gone by
1t is remarkable that both the Crystal
palace and Albert palace, two famous es-
Establishments organized by the prince con-
sort, should have come To financial disaster
in the queens jubilee year. True, from
the wreck Of these, In one sense, Is to
spring up a new and splendid imperial
institute but, to the queen herself, this
cannot he but a sorrowful substitute for
the two institutions which she must for
ever associate with the memory OF her
husband when he was at the height OF his
popularity among the English people
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Solving u Problem.

Jabez Hall, an aged and reputable
planter, living near Mariana, Ark, adver-
tised for n wife, and the answers were so
numerous that he was at a loss how to
choose. His gigantic intellect came to
his rescue, however. He gave each ap-
plicant number, and, writing the num-
bers on separate cards, put them in a box
and shook them up we'll Then he blind
folded his little grandchild and had her
draw n card from the box He is now
corresponding with the lady to whom the
card had been allotted, and il is probable
that wedding will result.-New York
Sun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
ORANGE GROVES.
In the FlOurishing Town OF
FEDERAL POINT, FLA.

Which has the best soil and the lie
transportation facilities of any part of
East Florida, have the following de-
scribed property for sale, to which l in
vite individual inspection before pur-
chasing:
One improved place OF 81 acres, set
with $40 orange trees. in bearing. com
pyising $50 Maudarins, besides japan
PersimmOns, Peach and Plum Trees.
a finely finished Cottage Of Rooms,
with Driven Well and Rain-wat Cis-
tern. Income this year $3.50. Price
IS. 100.
One place of nine acres. 80 orange
trees. mostly budded. 400 Just coming to
hearing. Is situated on the main street
ten minutes walk from wharf. Has
both river and street front. Price 81 900
Also one place acres, q acres cleared
and set out i'm Orange Trees, Price $l1O0
One place of 10 acres, ) acres cleared
and set out in trees. nice cottage of three
rooms, fronts ON three streets, all under
fence. Price 81, 100.
Besides, one lot at Bridgeport, Fla. of
60 acres, 6 Of which have been cleared,
with fine river front
Also. unimproved land within tn. cor
porate limits Of Federal Point, Fla, and
other lands in st. johns County which
II unsurpassed in fertility cf SOL.
Call and see or address
J. +. TENNEY.
feI " Federal Point. FIs
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CONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS.
At Palntka with Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West hallway, and ~. Augustine and Pa
latnka Halfway, ana fast river steamers from
-. Augustine, Green 4 owe Springs, Jackson
vile ana all points North, East and West.
Mail trains make close connection both ways
via. j. y. X. W. NY, M jacksonville with
Atlantic Coast Line, Fast Mail
At Gainesville with through Pullman sleep
efs over Savannah Florida and Western NY,
for New Orleans, Pensacola, savannah, Alba
ny, Montgomery, Louisville st. Louis and all
points West.
At ocalh with Florida Hallway and NaviRn-
ton Co, and :. ;. -. q, IL. II.
At Aston with ~ Johns river steamers for
jacksonville, Sanford and way landings.
At Lnesburp with the ~. Johns and Lake
Ensiis div ision of the Florida southern HALL
way, and boats on Lake Harris, EnssAlzaa'id
Griffin for all points ON Lakes.
At Tampa with Plant Steamships every Mon
day aud Thursday for Key West ana Havana
At Lakeland with South Florida ltailrond
Tor Tampa, kissimmce, Orlando and sanford
AZ Punta Gor'la with steamer Alice Howard
and Wnlkntomica for punta Itossa and Fort
Myers.
:. GONANT. !. A. LARNERD.
General Manager. suD.rintcndent.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
An Old German RIble.

John Conrad, Preston, Ills, has in his
possession a German Bible which was
printed in the fifteenth century, being 1856
years old. 1t is 10 inches long, 10 inches
deep, and @ IL inches thick, and weighs
from fourteen to sixteen pounds. 1t
also has register of the Conrad family
for 200 years. It's binding IL made Of
sable leather, and lined with hard wood
and bolted together. 1t Is in a remark
ably good state of preservation.-New
Orleans Times-Democrat-
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THE DAILY NEWS


PROMISE me something ever so nice,
When your ship comes in, y said She
wouidi promise a dozen things in a trice,
Oh, little lass on my kneei
Brit ships Of mine for many a year
Have been worse than an empty cup;
And the next to arrive. like the rest, fear,
VIII be washed in bottom up
Hunter MacduflOch-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30

Lots of pretty girls in New York wear
nutmet around their neck as a charm
against malaria Young men have it
sprinkled ON top Of a glass Of milk and
things for the same purpose. -
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30

A monument IL to be raised to Jennie
Wade, the only resident Of Gettysburg
killed d,:Ting the battle.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
Night Work and Dny Labor.

think the judgments formed ut night
are never so solid and fresh as judgments
formed In the morning. IL in the morn
ing man is without charity, if he is de-
spondent if he is dull if he Is unnerved,
you may be sure that he is living wrong.
For the order of nature is that n man
should rise from his bed in the morning
as birds rise, singing, and in perfect
health. A man rises buoyant, and has
his best hours in the early day. For al
though, perhaps, the fancy may not be so
brilliant in the early day the judgment is
better. The conclusions and determine
tions which n man forms in the early
day are apt to be sounder and safer than
those which he forms at night. Fancy
for the night, Judgment for the day.
And l would say to every young person
whom it concerns, form, if il is a possible
thing, the habit of doing your study i'm
the day time, and reserve your nights for
lighter tasks, and keep early hours with
your bed You do not profit Il do not
:-:,rc who yoI.r exemplar isl by departing
from the great influences and laws of
nature There is many and many a man
that wears out prematurely because,
without one single unvfrtuous or vicious
habit, he Grinds his life out by night
work.-lienry Ward Beecher.
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RAILROADS.
Savannah, Florida and Western
RAILWAY.
WAYCROSS SHORT LINE
IME CARDIN EFFECT JUNE 10. 1887.
WEST INDIA FAST MAIL

All trains Of this rDad run by Central
STANDARD Time. Passenger Trains Will leave
ami arrive, DAILY, ~ follows: